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Pacific ICuthrmn Cnllrgc SEPTEMBER 30. 1943
8 NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO STAFF
MESSAGES FROM NEW PRESIDENTS
Several new staff and faculty members are being welcomed this fall into the P.L.C. family Included in these a r e President and Mrs. S. C. Eastvold who came to Parkland in July to fill t h e positions of President and First Lady of our college. They come from Eau Claire. Wisconsin, where Dr Eastvold was pastor of First L u t h e r a n Church. Mrs. Joseph Enge. also from Eau Claire, has succeeded Miss Ivy Quale as secretary to t h e president, and is head resident in the girls' dormitory. Before coming to P.L.C.. Mrs Enge served the past eight years as parish secretary' in First L u t h eran Church. Eau Claire Her son. J e r rol. is a senior in P.LH.S. this year. Mr Enge is a government inspector in Skagway, Alaska Returning a f t e r a year's absence is Mr. Clifford Olson, well-known on the campus in the days of the spectacular football teams. He is in charge of the men's athletic program, and conducts a physical education class Thursday evenings. Our new school nurse, replacing Miss Astrid Kasen. now in Wenatehee, is Mrs N. H. Wangen T h e infirmary room in t h e basement is being redecorated and will be made into a pleasant hospital room and office for Mrs. Wangen. T h e Rev. and Mrs. Wangen come from Bemidji. Minnesota, where Mr. Wangen was pastor. Rev. Wangen is helping wi*h the engineering work around the school Their son. Joseph. Is a f r e s h m a n here. Filling Mrs. Linka DeBerry's place as secretary to the Registrar is Mrs. Irene Dahl Hageness. P L C . graduate of 1930. She is experienced in this work, as she preceded Mrs. DeBerry as secretary from 1930 to 1938. Her husband. Olai Hageness '31. is superintendent of Pierce county schools. Miss G e r t r u d e Tingelstad. daughter of Prof, and Mrs. Edvin Tingelstad and a g r a d u a t e of P L C . in 1939. will begin work tomorrow as assistant librarian in our library. Miss Tingelstad received the B A. degree from Luther college in 1941 and a B.A.L.S. <of Library Science) from Michigan University in 1942.
Faculty Formally Receives Students PLC s t u d e n t s were welcomed into t h e college family for t h e '43-'44 session a t t h e faculty reception given on Sunday evening, September 19, in t h e redecorated recreation room. Heading t h e receiving line were Dr. a n d Mrs. S. C. Eastvold. to whom Miss Grace Blomquist. dean of women, introduced each student. T h e Rev. A. W. Rams tad was master of ceremonies for t h e short program given by faculty members. Dr. Eastvold. new college president, greeted t h e a t t e n d i n g students a n d officially welcomed t h e m as members of t h e PLC family for this year. T h e well-known faculty women's quartet, composed of Mrs. A. W. R a m s tad. Mrs. J . U. Xavier. Mrs. Clifford Olson, a n d Mrs. Philip E. Hauge. presented two musical numbers. Mrs. Rhoda Young was accompanist. Mrs. H. G. Ronnlng sang two vocal solos, accompanied by Mrs. G. J . Malmin. Birthday greetings were extended to Mrs. Lora B. Kreidler. former college president Dr. O. A. Tingelstad. and M a j o r Philip E. Hauge. now on active duty with the Army Air Corps.
Students Name New Leaders Priscilla P r e u s C h o s e n As A.S.B. Vioe-Prexy
JOHN O. LARSGAARD DR. S. C. EASTVOLD " T h a t your faith should not stand in t h e wisdom of men. but in t h e power of God."—I Cor. 2:5. Welcome to faculty and student body as we enter the fiftieth year as an educational institutitipn on t h e Pacific Coast! We are on the threshhold of the fiftieth anniversary of t h e coming of a few pioneer new-come/s who gathered here at P a r k land to d r e a m dreams of a great institution of hieher learning. A bare h a n d f u l of people, scarcely enough to fill a few offices, had the vision to begin a MARCH O F FAITH which has grown into a fully accredited high school and college of education Their faith did not stand in the wisdom of men. but in the power of God. This present student body will do well to paure at the threshhold of this fiftieth year and to seriously consider what those principles and precepts were which made those people of faith to persevere through great trials and difficulties. Our forbearers were poor, the times were bad i they always are when some work for God is attempted, it seems), and there was no prorpect of success except that which was in t h e possession of t h e men and women of faith and vision. Had the early founders, a n d their valiant helpers, been like some of their descendents and our contemporaries, they would have reasoned like this: "Well, we have so many personal problems of our own. and we are now in no condition to build; we better get alcng and let t h e next generation take care of t h e problem of higher Christian education." \ Pacific Lutheran College is not a saga (Continued on Page 4)
Having come to the realization t h a t PLC is now in a new period of growth, we the student
body must adjust ourselves
to the coming task. This is the time when this school should make traditions which the classes of tomorrow will uphold long a f t e r we individually are forgotten. Every thing we say and do in there halls will be a stroke in molding the f u t u r e of our alma mater Let us make the beginning of this second fifty years even more auspicious t h a n the first. This year we miss the boys who have entered t h e service and we pray God to help them as they accept the destiny to which He guides them. We who are still at rchool have also for our objective the successful prosecution of the war to a speedy and victorious end. Let us make this our resolution: t h a t we do all in our power to make this year a successful one. cooperating with the ad ministration to build Pacific L u t h e r a n College into a finer school . . . to the glory of God. JOHN LARSGAARD. A. S. B. President. ENROLLMENT College Liberal Arts Education High School Total G r a n d Total Boys Girls
Come Out Frosh, It's All Over Did you notice the striking fashion models t h a t invaded t h e campus last Thursday? Strange combinations of skirts, dresses, pajamas, hats, shoes, lampshades, lamps, and dolls—anything t h a t didn't belong together—were in vogue for newcomers. and unconventional conduct was t h e order of the day. T h e occasion was t h e rigorous t r a d i tional initiation of t h e new day a n d dorm girls and dorm boys into t h e realms of college and high school life. T h e Delta R h o G a m m a victims could be distinguished from t h e Delta Phi K a p p a lassies by t h e blue chairs they carried throughout t h e day. although the dorm girls were t h e ones who really needed such support, considering t h e previous
sleepless nigty spent in satisfying the whims of upperclassmen. 4 Teachers were surprised a t t h e vociferous greetings and kind attentions showered upon them by t h e initiates as they obeyed t h e behests of their student "superiors.'' The Day Girls were escorted to Tacoma where they measured the length of t h e walk between 11th and 13th a n d Pacific Avenue with a foot rule. Service men a t t h e Lutheran Center were entertained by Frosh vocal selections during which they were abandoned by t h e upper class escort. T h e fledglings are already planning the revenge they will take on next year's newcomers. Gcod luck, and congratulations, froshies, for being such swell sports!
Assisting President John Larsgaard with the executive problems of our student body is Priscilla Preus. newly-elected vice president Elections were held Thursday and Friday. September 23 and 24: Priscilla was chosen unanimously over her nonexistent rival for the office. S h e is a senior in the liberal arts division, and a day student from Parkland Catherine Morrow received the coveted position of senior class representative to t h e student council over her opponent Isabel Harstad Catherine is a Portlandite and should really help get things done around this campus on a speed-up schedule after her summer's work at the Kaiser shipyard Presenting the cause of t h e junior class is Corinne Fosso from Anacortes, who went unopposed by her classmates to gain a seat on the A.S.B Board of Control Ruth Nestegard employed political tac tics ydviilch she picked up from her work a t the state capitol this summer, to win over Marlon Soltman. a day girl. Competition was keen in the f r e s h m a n class for the honor of class representative, but Dorothea Ofstedal from Seattle gained t h e post over Agnes Roleder from sunny California. FROSH
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The Senior class must have had an eye to the f u t u r e when it held its fall election. All four of its officers are girls. Isabel Harstad was chosen president and will be supported by Mildred Reese, vicepresident. I'Lee Rod. secretary, and Dorothy Blandau. treasurer Apparently t h e Juniors are equally cautious of possible calls from Uncle Sam. Gladys Andersen heads t h e all-girl cabinet as president and h a s as colleagues Vice-President Fern Erickson and Secretary-Trsasurer Anne Nelson. T h e Sophomores, a t long last, elected one man on their governing council, erstwhile student body advertising manager. Herb Nienstedt. as s e r g e a n t - a t - a r m s . O t h erwise, the regime is Amazonian, with Eunice Torvend; president ; Alice Kaaland. vice-president, and Thilda Hellman, seccretary-treasurer. Finally, those extraordinary f r e s h m e n went full steam ahead, and will probably be governed from camp this a n d t h a t in t h e future. Three men head the official roster. President Kenneth Lobeda, VicePresident Vale Burger. Treasurer Wesley Hillman. One girl. R u t h Jensen, captured a portfolio as secretary. Class elections were held last week d u r ing t h e f i f t e e n - m i n u t e rest period before chapel.
H i g h School E n t e r t a i n e d At E. T i n g e l s t a d ' s H o m e Professor and Mrs. Edvin Tingelstad held open-house a t their home Wednesday. September 22, for t h e high school students a n d faculty. The informal g a t h ering gave the high school division an opportunity to become acquainted. Charles W. Billingsley was elected president of t h e high school a t a meeting held Tuesday, September 21. Professor Tingelstad presided a t the gathering where Dorothy Parrish was chosen vice-president, Marjorie Winblade, secretary-treasurer, and Karl Bachner, s e r g e a n t - a t - a r m s .